Staff Hardware Engineer (Secure Compute Systems)

Fresh Consulting•,

1d•$180,000 - $230,000

About The Position

Seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer, Secure Compute Systems to join Security business, designing and delivering hardware-based products for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Operating in a fast-paced environment characterized by rapid iteration and significant ambiguity, the successful candidate will partner closely with software, security, and systems engineers, to deliver secure, reliable compute hardware at the pace our mission demands.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience
8+ years of professional hardware or electrical engineering experience, taking compute or electronics hardware from concept to production
Experience with power and thermal design and analysis for electronics hardware
Experience with mechanical/physical envelope, packaging, and enclosure design
Experience designing bus interfaces and bus architectures (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, SpaceWire, or similar)
Experience sourcing components and working with third-party vendors and contract manufacturers
Demonstrated ability to deliver hardware under aggressive timelines while planning for manufacturability and scale
Track record of making things happen in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Uses good judgement to problem-solve proactively, positively impacting hard challenges
Demonstrated organization skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results

Nice To Haves

FPGA design experience (RTL, Verilog/VHDL)
Experience with space-qualified, rad-hard, or ruggedized hardware for harsh environments
Experience with hardware security or cryptographic hardware (HSMs, secure elements, or TPMs)
Familiarity with relevant hardware, safety, and quality standards

Responsibilities

Design and collaborate on hardware-based products for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and Orbital Compute systems, spanning terrestrial and orbital variants
Own power, thermal, and physical envelope design for compute hardware, including enclosure design
Design bus interfaces and bus architecture for secure compute systems
Deliver the first hardware variant on a short time-to-market while designing in parallel for hardware at scale
Design for manufacturability, reliability, and the environmental constraints of the operating environment, including radiation, vibration, and thermal-vacuum considerations for orbital variants
Partner with software, security, and systems engineers to integrate cryptographic and compute hardware into end products
Support hardware design reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR) and give and receive productive feedback during collaboration and reviews
Contribute to FPGA-based design and integration where applicable
Deliver iteratively and quickly in a fast-paced environment with significant ambiguity
Perform additional job duties as assigned